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Women's Soccer: Northern Illinois won two games at home over the weekend. On Friday, against Kent State, the. Against Ohio on Sunday, NIU got out to a 2-0 lead midway through the second half. With the wins, the Huskies clinched a MAC Championship Tournament berth. Men's Soccer: The Huskies played two matches over the week. The first was on Tuesday, October 22, a game that, 3-0. On Saturday against Akron, the on the road.

The team is now 4-10-0 on the season with a 0-3-0 record in the MAC. Football: in a home game on Saturday. Four different players tossed a touchdown in the game, including,.

Lynch also tied his career high in touchdown passes in a single game with four. The Huskies remained undefeated, standing at 8-0 on the season. Volleyball: NIU split two MAC matches over the weekend. The Huskies played, losing 3-1. On Saturday, the team, improving to 13-11 on the season. NIU is currently 5-5 in the MAC. The Huskies have six games remaining on the regular season schedule.

Wrestling: The wrestling team had its annual to start the wrestling season. Black won the preseason event, 21-15.

Five matches were decided by three points or fewer. The Huskies will be on the road for their first in-season meet, which is slated to be on Monday, November 3 in Brookings, S.D. NIU senior Jimmie Ward has been named to.

The Huskies' strong safety from Mobile, Ala. Leads the nation with five interceptions, and leads the Huskies in tackles with 50. He has 35 solo stops, two pass break-ups, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Ward has intercepted a pass in each of NIU's last four games but his biggest pickoff of the year may have been the first one versus Iowa.

With 1:24 to play and the game tied at 27-all, Ward jumped an out route, made a one-handed interception (due to the cast on his left hand) and returned the ball 20 yards to the Iowa 30. His play set up a game-winning field goal by the Huskies' Mathew Sims.

Against Purdue, Ward returned an interception on a similar play 62 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. While covering All-America candidate Dri Archer during most of the Kent State game, Ward had an interception in the end zone and recovered a fumble. The Huskies are 4-0 and ranked 23rd in the country in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and with that record comes some great national publicity for the NIU program and its players, especially Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Lynch. In case you've missed any of the national mentions this week, here's a recap to some of them with links. ESPN.com (talks NIU as BCS Buster at 18 minute mark) (brief mentions for NIU, Lynch under Tailgating and First Quarter headers) Yahoo.com (lists NIU-Iowa as most under-rated game of September) SI.com (under 'Three Up' props for Jimmie Ward as one of top defenders in the country) FoxSports.com (Jordan Lynch) NFL.com In addition, Lynch and the Huskies have been the subject of some national radio chatter. Following the Purdue win, Jordan was interviewed live by Yahoo!Sports Radio and CBS Radio, and during the past week, the Huskies have come up on the Dan Patrick Show, Sirius XM College Sports (Monday and Tuesday nights) and ESPN Radio.

Lynch was on the air with Chris Childers of Sirius XM and Freddie Coleman of ESPN Radio this week. Keep watching this space, like NIU Huskies on Facebook and follow @NIUAthletics and @LynchFor6 on Twitter for all of the links to news on NIU Football. Women's Soccer: Northern Illinois began MAC play over the weekend with the team touring Michigan. First up was, a 4-1 loss for the Huskies. On Sunday, which also ended in a loss for the Huskies, this one being a 4-2 final. Men's Soccer: The Huskies played just a single game, which was on Saturday against Michigan State. They, falling to 3-6-0 on the season.

NIU has just two more non-conference games left in the season, and the team will begin conference play this upcoming weekend against West Virginia. Football: Northern Illinois traveled to Purdue for its third away game this season. The Huskies came home.

The game was close after the first quarter, but after 38 points combined in the second and third quarters, the Huskies were comfortably ahead to the point where they brought in backups to finish the game. Volleyball: NIU played two games over the week.

The first was at Western Michigan on Thursday, in which the Huskies. The second was at Bowling Green,. Cross Country: NIU attended the Roger Griak Invitional in Minnesota on Saturday.

Had the best finish on the team, ending her race in 151 st place out of 300 competitors. Men's Golf: Northern Illinois competed in the Badger Invitational, held at the University Ridge Golf Course in Madison, Wis. The, and they were lead by, who tied for 33rd overall. Huggins had a three-round total of 226, his best round coming to open the invitational when he shot a 73. Women's Golf: The Huskies competed in the Kangaroo Invitational, held at the Shoal Creek Golf Club in Kansas City, Mo. They competing teams, being just five strokes behind third place UKMC. Lead NIU with a three-round total of 232, her best round being the second when she shot a 74.

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You have reached a degraded version of ESPN.com because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer. For a complete ESPN.com experience, please upgrade or use a Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Staff Writer 4217d Breaking down the MAC, Can QB Dan LeFevour and Central Michigan repeat? How will Temple fare in its first season in the conference? Who will replace Garrett Wolfe at Northern Illinois? Take a look at what MAC questions were answered this spring and what problems linger heading into the fall. Akron Zips src='width='80' height='80' align='left' border='0' 2007 Schedule Sept.

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